Sources: The Straits Times
An air ambulance helicopter crashes in the Tsushima Strait off the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan, killing three of the six occupants onboard. 2025-04-6
The Houthis report that 25 crew members of the Japanese-operated roll-on-roll-off ship "Galaxy Leader", including many foreign nationals, are released to Oman, with the Houthis citing support for the 2025 Israel–Hamas war ceasefire as the reason for release. 2025-01-22
Japan and the United States finalize a $2.35 billion deal for the latter to export 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles to the former. 2023-11-17
Japan officially approves the usage of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for people over the age of 18 years. This comes after health ministry experts recommended the vaccine yesterday. 2021-12-16
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announces that the state of emergency that was declared in April will end on September 30, with COVID-19-related restrictions to then be gradually eased. 2021-09-28
Japan's new Prime Minister Shinzō Abe unveils his cabinet line-up as he begins the task of economic revitalisation. 2012-12-26
Japan is to deport 14 pro-China activists who landed on the disputed Senkaku Islands. 2012-08-16
Japan suffers negative economic growth for the fourth quarter of 2011 making it three out of four quarters that the Japanese economy shrinks. 2012-02-13
Japan is hit by a magnitude 6.6 aftershock one month after the main earthquake, knocking out power to Fukushima I for nearly an hour. 2011-04-11